1
as in surrendered
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer
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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings
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Recent Examples of relinquished
Three years later, Hastings relinquished that post and moved on to become the company's executive chairman, elevating Greg Peters into his spot as co-CEO.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Bring the Paine The only thing Paine liked less than monarchical rule was its enablers, anyone who relinquished their freedom willingly to an aspiring tyrant.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
The park’s quiet debut brings to fruition what was envisioned in October 2021, when the city of San Diego relinquished its rights to lease the block from IQHQ and instead entered into a contractual arrangement with the company for a 96-year term.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Along with Chapman, Sugarman, a chartered accountant, relinquished his role as a non-executive director of the board in June 2024.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.
—Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Fogerty signed a deal with Fantasy Records in 1968 but relinquished his artist royalties to owner Saul Zaentz in 1980 to get out of the contract, according to Billboard.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
This act was the NCAA requirement the players relinquished control over their publicity rights as a condition of eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet in Week 1, in Brazil, the Chargers took a 10-0 lead against Kansas City, allowed 12 unanswered points and never relinquished the lead.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Bring the Paine The only thing Paine liked less than monarchical rule was its enablers, anyone who relinquished their freedom willingly to an aspiring tyrant.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
The park’s quiet debut brings to fruition what was envisioned in October 2021, when the city of San Diego relinquished its rights to lease the block from IQHQ and instead entered into a contractual arrangement with the company for a 96-year term.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Along with Chapman, Sugarman, a chartered accountant, relinquished his role as a non-executive director of the board in June 2024.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.
—Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Fogerty signed a deal with Fantasy Records in 1968 but relinquished his artist royalties to owner Saul Zaentz in 1980 to get out of the contract, according to Billboard.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
This act was the NCAA requirement the players relinquished control over their publicity rights as a condition of eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet in Week 1, in Brazil, the Chargers took a 10-0 lead against Kansas City, allowed 12 unanswered points and never relinquished the lead.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquished
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The defense has surrendered 20 or more points in every game this season, including 30-plus in four of six contests.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two rushing touchdowns were surrendered but just as damning was a 15-yard scramble by Mayfield for a third-and-14 conversion, two plays before his 45-yard touchdown throw.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Duggar then apologized publicly for unspecified behavior and resigned as a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Wendy resigned from her role as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Wesleyan University following her arrest.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Amezcua, the mayor, said the raids have complicated local policing and rendered parents afraid to pick up their children from school.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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But Gremlins' Kingston Falls is just as cozily rendered.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Philippe's grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis in an effort to safeguard the monarchy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.—
Trena Turner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Schneider delivered, finishing off a feed from Emily Hagan in front – despite traffic around her – for the game-winning goal in the final four minutes of the third quarter.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some of their work is delivered in a classroom setting and some of it is one-on-one.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 1840-1859 map shows the land ceded by the treaties in 1851 and the reservations ceded during the following period.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The liberal side of American politics has, in the past few decades, essentially ceded the cause of free speech to the right.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Relinquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquished. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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